Finding the Rule of a Growing Pattern Worksheet Download
Free 4th Grade (4oa5) math worksheets on Finding the Rule of a Growing Pattern. Each worksheet has 5 problems with an answer key and are ideal for teachers and homeschooling. You can download the PDF, create a set of flash cards or set it up for online learning.
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About this worksheet
Each worksheet has 5 problems choosing the rule that continues a growing pattern of 1-unit squares.
This worksheet shows the first four figures of a growing pattern of 1-unit squares and asks which single operation rule continues it. Sheet 125 asks for the area of a later figure, a number; this asks for the rule itself, which is the harder half of the standard - a child can often extend a pattern by eye without being able to say what it does. The options offer the same numbers with both operations, so the number alone never gives the operation away, and every figure is drawn as a true rectangle rather than a ragged block of squares. Sheets can be customized, turned into flash cards, or assigned for online learning.
Student objectives
- Describe a growing pattern of squares with a single operation rule.
- Count the squares in each figure before choosing a rule.
- Test a rule against every figure, not just the first two.
Everyday practice
- Build a growing pattern with blocks and say the rule out loud.
- Draw the next figure in a pattern, then check it against your rule.
- Decide whether a pattern is growing by adding or by multiplying.